National Botanic Gardens (Curvilinear Range)

Glass/green house in Dublin, Ireland, dating from 1840–1870

Freestanding cast and wrought-iron glasshouse over basement, erected 1843-8, extended 1869, comprising rectangular double-height central house flanked by lower L-shaped linear wings having bowed ends and double-height turrets at angles; abutted by lean-to masonry potting house and contemporary additions to rear (north). Curvilinear wrought-iron framework on dressed granite plinth and sill; full-width domed lantern to central volume, cast-iron anthemion ridge crestings to wings and finials to turrets. Brown brick walling to rear of central house, laid in English garden wall bond; wings have random rubble masonry north walls with brick chimneystack having exposed flue to west side. Central house has double-tier glazed framework divided by open-panel cast-iron pilasters having rosette, acanthus and palm-frond capitals, supporting profiled cast-iron gutters with anthemion crests. Multiple-pane pivot windows to first tier at each wing, west wing pilasters having ribbon and floriate detail; east wing pilasters having interlacing, foliate scroll and lions' head'. Glazing lapped and scalloped throughout. Generally square-headed doorways, with double-leaf half-glazed timber panelled doors to central house and bowed ends, having panelled pilasters and scrolled brackets supporting arabesque entablature to central house; wings having architraves with interlacing and open-bed pediments; eas

Type:
Glass/green house

Period:
1840–1870

Where:
Dublin, Ireland

Coordinates:
53.37°N, 6.27°W

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